2024 Election Retreat Blog

by Rob Lyons It began on June 27 and lasted 18 days, less than three weeks, a run of startling good fortune for Donald Trump and his candidacy:  These events seem a perfect storm to Read more…

by. Rob Lyons, Monday July 15 This afternoon the Republican National Convention officially opened in Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum.  Across the river at Red Arrow Park, less than half a mile distant, more than a thousand Read more…

by Rob Lyons The events of the past 24 hours have shaken everybody’s confidence, and heightened the fear that our fragile peace may be splintered at any moment.  Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has called for Read more…

by Rob Lyons I was in the shuttle van at O’Hare, on my way to the car rental place, when the news came over the radio that Trump had been shot at.  I had hardly Read more…

by Rob Lyons I fly into Chicago Saturday afternoon, July 13. I’ll rent a car and then drive up to Milwaukee. I’ll be staying at the Milwaukee Zen Center, thanks to a generous invitation from Read more…

by Rob Lyons “What I mean by humble is knowing how to find and take your correct place in any situation in a harmonious way that allows you the space to turn, and in turn Read more…